⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pistons got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DET better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pistons.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pistons won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pistons
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 3:12 · DET 26-23 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 21
Q3 1:08 · DET 87-66 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tayshaun Prince misses technical free throw
Q3 7:22 · DET 65-56 ORL
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Glen Davis technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:22 · DET 65-56 ORL
📊The numbers
| DET | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
